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外
Pinyin: wài
English Definition: outside; in addition; foreign; external
Chinese Definition:
①与“内”、“里”相对：外边。外因。里应(yìng)外合。外行(háng)。
②不是自己这方面的：外国。外路(同“外地”)。外族。外省。外星人。
③指“外国”：外域。外宾。外商。
④称母亲、姐妹或女儿方面的亲戚：外公。外婆。外甥。
⑤称岳父母：外父。外姑(岳母)。
⑥称丈夫：外子(亦指非婚生之子)。
⑦关系疏远的：外人。
⑧对正式的而言，指非正式的：外号(绰号)。外史(指正史以外的野史、杂史和以叙述人物为主的旧小说)。外传(zhuàn)。
⑨传统戏剧角色名：外旦。外末。外净。
Antonyms: 内 里
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 夕
Ideographic: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 夕 [ xī ] evening, night, dusk; slanted
    • 卜 [ bo ] divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
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Example Words
另外 lìng wài additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore
外国 wài guó foreign (country); Classifiers: 个
此外 cǐ wài besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
之外 zhī wài outside; excluding
国外 guó wài abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign
More: 外* | *外 | *外*
Example Sentences
1
wǒ
我
shì
是
wài guó rén
外国人
。
I am a foreigner.
2
wài guó
外国
cài
菜
hěn
很
hǎo chī
好吃
。
Foreign food is delicious.
3
wǒ
我
yào
要
xué
学
wài guó yǔ
外国语
。
I want to learn a foreign language.
4
wài miàn
外面
yáng guāng
阳光
míng mèi
明媚
。
It's sunny outside.
5
wài mian
外面
xià
下
zhe
着
dà yǔ
大雨
。
It's raining heavily outside.
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